The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all of fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomanical, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully. - Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion

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Looks like you found yet another good trivia. It is the Heinkel Tourist made in Germany. These scooters were built between 1953 and 1965. It looks like the one you took a picture of was built somewhere around 1963.

Here is a short comment on their quality:

"The Heinkel Tourist is probably the most sophisticated vintage scooter out there when it comes to durability and comfort on longer road trips. Its four-stroke 175cc engine takes you up to approx. 60mph. The scooter is very easy to handle while riding, because the engine is in the center of the body giving it very steady tracking compared to a Vespa."

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The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all of fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomanical, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully. - Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion

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Andy you re right of course
It's the Heinkel Tourist 175. This one is a 1960 model. As you pointed out it has very good handling (for a scooter) because the engine is in the middle of the scooter. The engine is Sachs 2
stroke and it has a chain final drive!
If you look at the shape of the scooter you'll see that not only it reflects the design of the era ( looks like the Zundapp Bella ) it is also very long (like the Bella).
The guy riding it is more than 70s years old but his passion for fun on his bike is stronger than most riders 30 years younger.
He has a 2nd battery, just to be safe, you can see it on the floor between his feet.

I m glad you enjoyed this trivia. I have some trivias coming for you with other bikes from the Classic Rallies here in Greece.
I have some that you can't find

Hello!
I just had my bike stolen in front of me and I couldn't do anything... :( The thief was too fast and covered in a mask. It's not the first time it happened to me and I'm really pissed o**. So do you know any good GPs devices or protection I could use? Please, let me know.

Hey everybody. So I work for a tow company and we impounded this bike. Employees are allowed to purchase any vehicle that has been sitting at our impound for an extended period of time for $500 flat. It's most likely inoperable as i believe it was abandoned but there is no way to get it checked...

[b]What is the smallest object that has knocked you down in a corner?[b]
This question was suggested by photobug. Thanks for another great question!
I haven't had anything knock me down, but I think sand would definitely do it and that's pretty small!
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